Cravat holder



Nov. 27, 1934. A. WURSTER CRAVAT HOLDER Filed May 29, 1954 INVENTOR: Arr/5g L.Wur5ter WITNESSES:

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Patented Nov. 2?, 31334 near resales CBAVAT momma Amy L. Wurster, a

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Application May 29, 1934, Serial No. 728,053

6 Claims. (Cl. 24-49) invention relates to cravat holders, and has for an object to provide an improved type of holder applicable to a shirt button and with flexible means for holding a cravat. A further object of the invention is to provide a bar preferably of spring material having a loop intermediate its ends adapted to be passed over the thread attaching a shirt button, said bar having attached to its ends a flexible member, such 0 for instance, as a chainforming a loop through which the cravat is passed for holding.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bar of spring material having a central loop with a constricted opening, which opening is -enlarged by flexing the bar closing by its own resiliency after it has been passed over the thread attachment of a button.

A further object of the invention is to provide applied to the ends the bar is flexed; and the loop opened.

The invention, therefore, comprises a bar, preferably of spring material, having a loop intermediate its ends, preferably in the middle, said loop being preferably constricted at its opening adapted to be opened by the flexing of the bar to pass over the thread attachment of a button,

the bar having means at its opposite ends for attachment to the opposite ends of a flexible attaching member, preferably a chain, the ends of the bar in some cases being turnedat right angles to provide for the application of stress to produce the flexing of the bar for opening the loop. a

The drawing illustrates several embodiments of the invention and the views therein are as follows:

Figure 1 is a view of a fragmentofa cravat showing in full lines the flexible member and in dotted lines at the back of the cravat, the bar and its association with a button,

Figure 2 is a view of one type of the cravat holder showing in dotted lines the flexing for opening the loop,

Figure 3 is a view of another type of the cravat holder, and

. Figure 4 is a view of the type of cravat holder shown at Figure 3 and showing the means for compressing the offset arms for opening the en- 8 8 8 9- Like characters ,of reference indicate'corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The cravat holder which forms the subject matter of this application comprises a bar 10,

preferably of spring material, such for instance as spring wife, although the invention is in no way limited to the material. Intermediate the ends of the bar and preferably at the middle thereof a loop 11 is formed, having a constricted opening 12. p

- At-the opposite ends the bar 10 is provided with some means for connection with the flexible member. As shown specifically in the drawing, eyes 13 are formed directly in the bar, and a flexible member, here shown as a chain 14,- attached at its opposite ends to the said eyes.

As a slightly different embodiment, the bar 10' with a similar loop 11 and constricted opening 12, is provided with arms 15 offset upon the same side as the loop 11 and all lying in the same plane.

I Attaching means, shown as similar eyes 13, and a similar chain or other flexible member 14, is connected similarly to the eyes 13. Y

In the type shownat Figures 1 and 2, the loop 11 is opened by the use of both hands, which will flex the bar, as indicated at 10", whereby the constriction 12 here shown as 12', is enlarged or opened, so as to be easily slipped over the thread connection of the button.

Of the type shown at Figures 3 and 4, pressure applied to the extremities of the arms 15 will serve to open the loop in a similar manner and this may be accomplished by the use of one hand instead oi. two.

It will be obvious from the illustration that when the loop 11 hasbeen attached to the thread connection of a button, the flexible member or chain will hang loose and form a loop, and through this loop the cravat willbe inserted in 90 the position shown at Figure 1. This will hold the cravat from blowing to any considerable extent, and at the same time, will permit the cravat longitudinal movement through'the loop to accommodate movements of the body.

Of course, the cravat holder illustrated may be modified and changed in various ways without departing from the invention herein set forth and hereinafter claimed.

I claim: 1

1. A cravat holder comprising a bar of spring material having intermediate its ends a loop adapted to engage the thread connection of a button, an ofl'set from one side of the bar, arms at the opposite ends of the bar oil'set on the same 10 side as the loop and in the same plane as the loop, and a flexible member having its opposite ends 7 connected to the endsof the arms.

2. A .cravat holder comprising a bar having a loop intermediate its enda'sald bar beingturned 110 to form angularly disposedextremities, and a 'flexible member having its opposite ends connected with the ends of the extremities.

3. A cravat holder comprising a bar of resilient material, having means intermediate its ends for attachment to a button connection, and a member I flexible in all directions having its ends attached to the ends of the bar, said flexible member being longer than the bar whereby the bar may be bent without detaching the flexible member.

4. A cravat holder comprising a bar of resilient material having a loop intermediate its ends, said loop having a constricted opening for passing material having a loop intermediate its ends, said loop having a constricted opening adapted tobe enlarged by bending the bar to pass over and the loop to engage a button connection, and a member flexible in all directions having its ends attached to the bar upon opposite sides of theloop, said member being longer than the normal length of the bar to sag at the middle and to permit bending the bar without detachment.

6. A cravat holder comprising a bar of resilient material provided with means intermediate its ends for attachment to a button connection, a member flexible in all directions and attached to said bar at points'on opposite sides of said attaching means, said flexible member being longer than a straight line between its points of attachment to said bar, whereby the bar may be bent without detaching the flexible member.

- AMSY L. WURSTER. 

